SNAP

SNAP is vital for fighting hunger in Idaho

Intro to SNAP

Formerly called food stamps, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) provides funds to low-income households to help purchase the food needed to maintain nutrition and health.

In Idaho, according to the USDA, many of our eligible citizens are not enrolled in SNAP:

Breaking down users by population, a small percentage of children, seniors, and Idahoans with a disability are SNAP.

For more information about SNAP and WIC, please read about the work of the IHRTF SNAP/WIC Engagement Team.

Our Advocacy Asks

Making it easier for populations at high risk for food insecurity to access SNAP:

• College students

• Active-duty military families

• Legal immigrants, DACA participants, and asylum seekers

• Eliminating the assets requirement for SNAP.

Shortening the window of time in which states must process SNAP applications from 30 days to 14 days and stringently enforce this rule with penalties for states that don’t.